SYLLABUS

COURSE PREREQUISITES – None

COURSE DESCRIPTION
This course is a study of visual organization. Theories of spatial organization and designing in various materials will be studied.

REQUIRED TEXT
Stewart, Mary. Launching the Imagination, Basic Design. McGraw-Hill

STUDENT LEARNING OBJECTIVES
  • Understand and utilize the Elements and Principles of Art and Design.
  • Employ a variety of materials commonly used in two dimensional design and illustration.
  • Learn to see and translate measurements, proportions and values in order to draw 3D objects.
  • Create visually pleasing compositions.
  • Understand the design processes.
  • Learn to analyzing art.


GRADES WILL BE BASED ON
20% Weekly Response: Attendance, participation in class discussions/critiques, clean and orderly use of studio, exercises, definitions, research, brainstorming, sketches, required reading and notes.

60% Projects
  1. Geometric Design
  2. Organic Shapes Design w/Theme
  3. Value/Texture/Form Drawing
  4. Color Page and Color Scheme Illustrations
  5. Monochromatic Self-Portrait
  6. Illustrated Self-Portrait

Content: Does the piece satisfy the requirements?
Complexity: How challenging or involved was the response to the assignment?
Craftsmanship: How well was the piece produced, attention to details?
Creativity: How unique was the idea? How personal?
Effort:  How substantial was your work on this piece and your contributions to the class discussion?

10% Mid-Term Exam & Portfolio Review

10% Response Paper


GRADING SCALE 
90 += A         80 – 89= B         70 – 79= C          60 – 69= D          59 -= F


DAILY BREAKDOWN
WEEK
OBJECTIVES
1
Jan 25th  

Introduction
Review Syllabus and Blog
Presentation: Introduction to the Elements of Art (video and exercise)
Presentation: Line
Review: Elements of Art
Exercise: Line Drawings
2
Feb 1st

Critique: Line Drawings
3
Feb 8th

Project: Motif and Geometric Design
Critique: Geometric Design
Convocations
4
Feb 15th  
Presentation: Introduction to Principles of Design
Project: Organic Shapes Triptych 
5
Feb 22nd  

Review: Principles of Design
Critique: Organic Shapes Triptych
Project: Form/Value/Texture Drawings
Review: Neat and orderly use of studio
6
Feb 29th    

Project: Form/Value/Texture Drawings  (continued)
7
Mar 7th

Critique: Form/Value/Texture Drawings
Presentation:  Color Theory
Project: Color Page w/Illustrations
8
Mar 14th

Critique: Color Page w/Illustrations
Review: Color Theory
Presentation: How to Analyze Art
MID-TERM Review
MID-TERM Exam and Portfolio Review
9
April 4th

Review: Neat and orderly use of studio
Project: Monochromatic Self-Portrait
10
April 11th


Presentation: Compositional Strategies
Presentation: Design Process
Final Project: Illustrative Self-Portrait
11
April 18th  

Final Project: Illustrative Self-Portrait (continued)
11
April 25th  

Final Project: Illustrative Self-Portrait (continued)
12
May 2nd  

Final Project: Illustrative Self-Portrait (continued)
Presentation: How to Analyze Art
13
May 4th

Final Critique
15
May 20th

Response Papers are due by midnight.
Make up assignments are due.








General Expectations
Professional Culture: Come to class prepared to give your best each day.  Be respectful and kind.  Be earnest about learning.  Hand in your work on time. Come to class prepared!! When we are working in class as a studio day, make sure you have the materials that you will need. Use the class blog to get ahead whenever possible. All class critiques are group critiques this means that every student in the class is expected to participate. This includes having your work displayed and ready for the critique in a timely fashion, as well as participating in the critical discussions of others work. Plan ahead to spend 3-5 hours per week on home assignments.  If at any time you are having problems TALK TO ME, my contact info is at the top of the syllabus. I am willing to help you as much as you need. Regarding CELL PHONE USE, please wait until after class or step outside of the classroom to answer important calls or reply to a text.  Please wear headphones when listening to audio.

Attendance
Be on time. Arriving to class ten minutes late, disappearing from class for unusual periods of time, or leaving early will be constituted as tardy. Two such instances will be counted as one absence. After three unexcused absences you are subject to failure of the course. If you are absent or tardy, be sure to submit an email indicating the reason. I will hold students responsible to follow the University accepted excuses. Attendance will be factored into your overall grade. Please see university's policy, as poor attendance, and/or regular tardiness to class will lower your overall grade and/or be grounds for failure.



Drops
A student who wishes to withdraw from the course, or who has missed too many classes, must accomplish the standard process for dropping a class by January 27th.
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